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SUPERB PHEASANT. 



of April; they are reddish yellow, varied with 

 white, and sprinkled with a few small brown 

 spots, and are hatched in twenty-six days: the 

 young are reared with less difficulty, and they are 

 more easily tamed than the common Pheasant. 

 During the courting season, and also when in- 

 flamed by rage, the naked skin on the head of the 

 male is of a deep crimson. 



The native place of these birds is the northern 

 parts of China, from whence they have been 

 introduced into all parts of Europe : they are 

 common in aviaries in this country, and bear con- 

 finement well. 



B. Gula paled geminatd subulata : frons carunculd subrotundatd* 

 B. Throat with a double subulated wattle : forehead with a 

 rounded caruncle. 



SUPERB PHEASANT. 



(Phasianus superbus.) 



Ph.. corpore rufoy >viridi caeruleoque mrio, crista pUcatd in ver- 

 tice cceruledf collo superior e viridi pennis longis vest it o, caudd 

 elongatd) cuneatd ; rectricibus duabus intermediis albescentibus 

 nigro-fasciatis. 



Pheasant with a rufous body, varied with green and blue ; the 

 crown with a plicated, blue crest 5 the upper part of the neck 

 clothed with long green feathers ; the tail elongated and 



